[5] A total of 208 miles (335 km) was declared "wild" along the entire main stem as well as Copper, Bonanza, Hosford, Derwent, Flat-Orthmer, Crescent, and Moraine creeks.

[6] This general locus within the Yukon River catchment is the approximate westernmost limit of the black spruce, Picea mariana.

[7] The river forms part of the boundary between the Southeast Fairbanks and Yukon–Koyukuk census areas.

The Charley River is generally floated by raft or inflatable canoe or kayak.

Dangers include swift current, overhanging or submerged vegetation, rocks, rapids, and weather-related fluctuations in water levels.